Assessment API for coaching platforms
Client completes Big Five, EQ, DISC, Values, or Conflict Styles inside your platform. Scored result lands in your client record. 126+ instruments, three REST calls, white-label feel, client data stays in your org.
The JobCannon Assessment API gives coaching SaaS platforms a validated psychometric layer without a separate vendor portal or practitioner certification requirement. Integration is three REST calls: POST /api/v1/assessments starts a session with the chosen instrument slug and the client's external_user_id; GET /api/v1/assessments/{session_id}/questions re-serves the question payload for in-progress sessions; POST /api/v1/assessments/{session_id}/complete submits the client's answers, scores them server-side, and returns { result_id, test, top_result, scores, question_pool }. Authentication is a single X-API-Key header (format jck_live_…, scopes assessments:send / assessments:read, SHA-256 hashed at rest) — no OAuth, no portal redirect. The client completes the assessment inside your platform using your own UI components; you render the question JSON however fits your coaching tool's design. Results persist to your organisation via api_org_id, attributed by the external_user_id you supply, so they join your client record without a second data store. The core coaching battery: Big Five (trait baseline), EQ (emotional intelligence), DISC (workplace behaviour), Values (motivational drivers), Conflict Styles (team dynamics). White-label result theming available for branded client reports. Available on the Scale tier ($199/mo) with a monthly assessment allotment then $2/assessment overage; white-label coaching partners can move to revenue-share.
Validated instruments inside your tool, client data inside your records.
Start a session with any instrument slug — choose the right tool for each client programme.
For embedding validated assessments in a coaching SaaS
The coaching integration uses the same three-call lifecycle as the full Assessment API. For the complete instrument catalogue — including personality, values, and cognitive frameworks — see the psychometric API overview. Teams that want branded client-facing result pages should pair the API with white-label theming.
Building for a different platform? See the API for LMS & EdTech, ATS & recruiting, and university career services. All integrations are on the JobCannon for Business hub.
The embed API is live on the Scale tier ($199/mo), which includes a monthly assessment allotment; additional assessments are $2 each. White-label coaching partners who resell the instruments as part of their programmes can move to a revenue-share. Higher volumes and dedicated technical onboarding are scoped under partnership.
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Tell us your platform, the instruments you want to embed, and your expected client volume. We respond with a key, the endpoint reference, and a technical onboarding plan.
The core coaching battery spans five instruments. Big Five gives the broad personality baseline coaches use to frame development conversations. EQ surfaces emotional intelligence across domains that matter for leadership and relationship coaching. DISC maps workplace behaviour style — communication, decision-making, conflict response — for team and executive clients. Values (Schwartz framework) surfaces the motivational drivers that coaching goals need to align with. Conflict Styles gives teams a shared model for interpersonal friction. All five follow the same three-call API lifecycle, so you can embed the full battery or a single instrument depending on the coaching programme design.
Pass the client's ID as external_user_id in the POST /api/v1/assessments body. The same value passes through to POST /api/v1/assessments/{session_id}/complete, and the result row written to your org via api_org_id carries it. The complete call returns { result_id, top_result, scores } — you store those against the client record and surface them inside your coaching tool's session view, progress timeline, or wherever the coach works. The client never needs to leave your platform or create a JobCannon account.
Yes. Because the API returns the full question payload as JSON and scoring happens server-side, you render the assessment entirely inside your own UI with your own components, typography, and colours. The client sees your brand throughout — no "powered by JobCannon" in the assessment flow unless you choose to include it. For result-page theming and branded PDF reports, see the white-label options at /b2b/white-label. The assessment delivery itself is always your UI.
Your client's assessment is attributed to your organisation via api_org_id — it is your data record, not a consumer profile on jobcannon.io. The external_user_id you supply is the only link between the result row and your client; JobCannon does not store personally identifiable information against that ID unless you embed it in the field. API keys are SHA-256 hashed at rest and scoped to specific operations, and session tokens are short-lived signed values that expire — there is no persistent session to compromise.
A single X-API-Key header on every request. Keys are issued per organisation (format jck_live_…), scoped to assessments:send and assessments:read, and SHA-256 hashed at rest. There is no OAuth exchange. Sessions are short-lived signed tokens returned by the start call — your platform holds no session state. Revoke a key from the dashboard at any time without affecting other integrations.
Direct psychometric licences — from vendors like Hogan, Lumina, or TalentQ — typically require annual practitioner certification, per-report fees, and integration only through a vendor portal. The JobCannon API removes the portal dependency: three REST calls, results in your tool, no practitioner certification required for the API layer. It is live on the Scale tier ($199/mo) with a monthly assessment allotment; additional assessments are $2 each. White-label partners who resell the instruments as part of their coaching packages can move to a revenue-share instead.